Western Local

Public school district · Pike County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904915

Western Local spent $21,924 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 87% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $15,201). Its 3 schools enrolled 685 students in 2024-25; 65.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,227 per student, down 3.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Western Local in enrollment (672 to 697 students) and Western Local itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Western Local, FY23Pickaway-Ross County JVSD $30,996; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr $22,363; Western Local $21,924; Southeastern Local $16,123; Southern Local $15,246; Antwerp Local $15,082; Felicity-Franklin Local $15,077; Citizens Academy Southeast $14,261; Toledo School For The Arts $10,847; Quaker Digital Academy $6,939; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30k40kPickaway-Ross County JVSD$30,996Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr$22,363Western Local$21,924Southeastern Local$16,123Southern Local$15,246Antwerp Local$15,082Felicity-Franklin Local$15,077Citizens Academy Southeast$14,261Toledo School For The Arts$10,847Quaker Digital Academy$6,939State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Western Local, FY23Pickaway-Ross County JVSD $30,996; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr $22,363; Western Local $21,924; Southeastern Local $16,123; Southern Local $15,246; Antwerp Local $15,082; Felicity-Franklin Local $15,077; Citizens Academy Southeast $14,261; Toledo School For The Arts $10,847; Quaker Digital Academy $6,939; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.010k20k30k40kPickaway-Ross County JVSD$30,996Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr$22,363Western Local$21,924Southeastern Local$16,123Southern Local$15,246Antwerp Local$15,082Felicity-Franklin Local$15,077Citizens Academy Southeast$14,261Toledo School For The Arts$10,847Quaker Digital Academy$6,939State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Western Local, FY23Pickaway-Ross County JVSD $30,996; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr $22,363; Western Local $21,924; Southeastern Local $16,123; Southern Local $15,246; Antwerp Local $15,082; Felicity-Franklin Local $15,077; Citizens Academy Southeast $14,261; Toledo School For The Arts $10,847; Quaker Digital Academy $6,939; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.020k40kPickaway-Ross County JVSD$30,996Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr$22,363Western Local$21,924Southeastern Local$16,123Southern Local$15,246Antwerp Local$15,082Felicity-Franklin Local$15,077Citizens Academy Southeast$14,261Toledo School For The Arts$10,847Quaker Digital Academy$6,939State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Western Local, FY23Pickaway-Ross County JVSD $30,996; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr $22,363; Western Local $21,924; Southeastern Local $16,123; Southern Local $15,246; Antwerp Local $15,082; Felicity-Franklin Local $15,077; Citizens Academy Southeast $14,261; Toledo School For The Arts $10,847; Quaker Digital Academy $6,939; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.020k40kPickaway-Ross County JVSD$30,996Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr$22,363Western Local$21,924Southeastern Local$16,123Southern Local$15,246Antwerp Local$15,082Felicity-Franklin Local$15,077Citizens Academy Southeast$14,261Toledo School For The Arts$10,847Quaker Digital Academy$6,939State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$16,459,000 in revenue: 65.4% state, 11.5% local and 23.1% federal. Total spending including $534,000 of capital outlay was $15,917,000, or $23,236 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Western Local revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,760,000; Local $1,901,000; Federal $3,798,000; total $16,459,000.
  • State$10,760,000 65%
  • Local$1,901,000 12%
  • Federal$3,798,000 23%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 529 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

685 students in 2022-23, 695 students in 2023-24, 685 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Western Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 695, 2024-25: 68502004006008002022-236852023-246952024-25685
Western Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 695, 2024-25: 68502004006008002022-236852023-246952024-25685
Western Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 695, 2024-25: 68502004006008002022-236852023-246952024-25685
Western Local enrollment by school year2022-23: 685, 2023-24: 695, 2024-25: 68502004006008002022-236852023-246952024-25685

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368526.026.3
2023-2469534.020.4
2024-2568531.022.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Western Local scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading and 37-46% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts40-49%59%319
Math37-46%54%320

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 58 students in Western Local's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate90% or more86.2%
Students in the class58132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 253 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Western Primary25331.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 170 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Western Elementary School17021.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 262 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Western High School26217.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Western Local

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Western Local

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentWestern Local ranks 68 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,924).#68 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioWestern Local is the number 573 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 685 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#573 of 999
  3. Pickaway-Ross County JVSDThe next larger Ohio district: 687 students in fall 2022, $30,996 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,996
  4. Southern LocalThe next smaller Ohio district: 682 students in fall 2022, $15,246 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,246
  5. Compare Western Local with Pickaway-Ross County JVSDEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Western High School, its largest high school262 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.262
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Western Local

  1. How many schools and students are in Western Local?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 685 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Western Local spend per student?
    $21,924 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,201 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,227 per student, down 3.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Western Local's money come from?
    $16,459,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 65.4% state, 11.5% local and 23.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Western Local live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 270 of the 848 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 31.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Western Local do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Western Local scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading and 37-46% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Western Local?
    90% or more of the 58 students in Western Local's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Western Local's NCES district ID?
    3904915. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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